On the same stage that Jimi Hendrix famously blazed his guitar into an inferno in 1967, the 5th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival will feature top performers, young and old, of the reggae genre on Memorial Day weekend. Read more...
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May 9, 7:00 pm
Cali Roots reggae fest to feature top performers
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May 9, 12:00 am
Student-designed bicycle generators to power Ecochella lineup
Students will pedal strenuously over the course of almost five hours today, gearing up to power the second annual Ecochella. Ecochella, a bike-powered concert that stresses sustainability, will take place today at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 9, 12:00 am
Lumia String Quartet to showcase musical chemistry in first recital
Sharing a passion for chamber music, Jasmine Lau, Luke Santonastaso, Brita Tastad and Jennifer Wu, graduate students at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, were just a group of friends before forming the Lumia String Quartet. Read more...
Photo: The Lumia String Quartet is one of UCLA’s newest chamber groups. The group was formed by a group of four graduate students in music who shared the same passion.
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May 8, 12:00 am
Alum band Owl Fly South transitions to The End of Summer
All around campus, posted signs say “The End is Coming,” but the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band formerly known as Owl Fly South is debuting its new beginning as The End of Summer. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Braeden Henderson is the frontman and guitarist of the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band The End of Summer, which recently changed its name from Owl Fly South. The group will perform for the first time under its new name Friday at Ecochella, held at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 7, 12:02 am
Showcase to feature pieces by faculty composers in School of Music
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The instrument is ancient, but the sound is modern: overlapping tracks of sustained notes and slowly repeated musical motifs creating a kind of musical tapestry. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will host a concert featuring works by faculty composers Wednesday night at Schoenberg Hall. One of the composers is lecturer Daniel Marschak (right), who will perform his piano duet along with graduate student Zach Neufeld (left). (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 7, 12:01 am
Album Review: ‘Sheezus’
Five years after her last record “It’s Not Me, It’s You,” Lily Allen offers her listeners new music with her usual sassy lyrics and British accent. Read more...
Photo: (Parlophone Records)
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May 6, 12:02 am
Album Review: ‘I Never Learn’
Someone broke Lykke Li’s heart, and the results are an exquisite, if somewhat monochrome, self-portrait of pain and loneliness. “I Never Learn” is the Swedish singer-songwriter’s third album, the last in her self-described trilogy. Read more...
Photo: (LL Recordings)